Credit: The Associated Press

Credit: The Associated Press

Fordham's Travion Leonard, left, and Chris Whitehead, watch play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Massachusetts, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts won 90-52.

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AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts' signature this season has been defensive pressure. The 13th-ranked Minutemen decided it was time to test Fordham early and ran away to an easy win.

Chaz Williams had 18 points and eight assists and UMass rebounded from a loss earlier this week with a 90-52 victory Sunday.

Playing in front of a sellout crowd, UMass coach Derek Kellogg wanted to spark his team after a shaky start.